Feds Update Education COVID Relief Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education has updated guidance on local school spending of COVID relief funds, in correspondence with a May extension of the spending deadline. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has updated guidance on local spending of public school-targeted COVID funding specific to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. USDE reports that, "as of today, over 96 percent of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding has been spent to…